PRE-INDUSTRIAL SPORT


OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE LOWER CLASSES


The Lower Classes (working classes/peasants/masses) made up 99% of the population before the Industrial revolution. They had many opportunities for leisure: the type of activities they could participate in were shaped by social and cultural factors.

THE LIFE OF A WORKING CLASS PEASANT

RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE WORKING CLASSES

PRE-INDUSTRIAL RECREATION - THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PUB

BARE-KNUCKLE FIGHTING

RESOURCE - THE CHESHIRE WAKES

RESOURCE - FROST FAIRS ON THE THAMES

PRE-INDUSTRIAL RECREATION - FOOTBALL IN THE MIDDLE AGES

MOB FOOTBALL - VIDEOS

MOB FOOTBALL - EXAM QUESTION

PRE-INDUSTRIAL SPORT


OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE UPPER CLASSES


The Upper Classes (nobility/gentry/ruling classes) only made up 1% of the population before the Industrial revolution. They had many opportunities for leisure, which were very different to the the type of activities the working classes engaged in. They were privileged: most of the sports they played were exclusive to them alone.

THE LIFE OF KING HENRY VIII

THE ROYAL GAME OF REAL TENNIS

REAL TENNIS - EXAM QUESTION

VIDEOS OF HENRY VIII AND SPORT